The Winter of our Days…

“In winter, the primary developmental objective is to develop a senseof oneness with all and reconcile the sweet and the bitter in life. Themain life focus is reconciliation – finding harmony and peace withourselves, others and life in general.

“Winter’s mythic theme is irony, reflecting a persistentanticipation that the unexpected is always around the corner – thoughnot necessarily in a negative sense. In fact, the unexpected oftendelights the older person as much as it does a child. Irony isparticularly therapeutic in how it helps us cope with what we can’tchange. And, it often provides us with a certain comedic twist to easethe burdens of old age.”